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Do All Women Feel Lonely?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 18, 2018 | Faith

With thanks to Thomas Nelson for sponsoring this post.I’m not sure if I can point to a single time in my life where I didn’t feel a little bit lonely–a little bit like an outsider.And yet, the more I talk to other women, the more I hear the same...

Why It’s OK To Have “Friends for a Season”

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized

Sometimes we make “friends for a season”. And that’s okay. Every Friday I like to leave you with one thought for the weekend. And today it’s simply this: If you’re lonely, it’s okay to go out and make friends with people that...

Who Do You Turn To When Loneliness Rocks Your Marriage?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 27, 2016 | Resolving Conflict

Loneliness in marriage is a unique kind of loneliness. You feel alone–even when someone’s with you. And in many ways, that’s harder to deal with. I’m in Countdown -24 hours mode, where my mom has to turn over the keys to her house in 24 hours...

To All Singles Who Are Worried About Getting Married

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 4, 2016 | Preparing for Marriage

Will I get married? Please, God, promise me I’ll get married! Do you remember praying those prayers? I certainly do! And today I want to talk to the women who are still in the midst of that wondering–wondering if they’ll find a husband, wondering if...

Why My Husband and I Had a Rough Few Years

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 1, 2015 | Emotional Connection, Family, Spending Time Together

How do you stay close if you’re afraid you’re growing apart from your husband? I’ve been writing a three-part series on porn, and I have more I need to say. But I feel like I’ve been talking ONLY about that all week, and so I’d like to...

When Your Job As a Momma is Done (Almost!)

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 27, 2015 | Parenting Teenagers

Next Monday we load up the last of Katie’s things, help the piano movers steady the piano in the truck, and head out on the highway to drop her off at university. My job as a mom is done. My youngest child is leaving home. I know I am always a mom; my older...